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Morning Muck

V4 was released yesterday

https://engagevr.io/release-notes/

Sure we will get an RNS on Titanic 2 launch on Meta quest 3/3s in next couple of weeks hopefully with updates on other areas included .

https://mixed-news.com/en/best-new-vr-games-releases-april-2025/

Some interesting updates on Newport

AW2 is not an EIA development

https://licensing.newport.gov.uk/online-applications/simpleSearchResults.do?action=firstPage

The next is an application for variation of consent on AW1 consultation due 9th April

https://licensing.newport.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=STBLSDLCL5V00&activeTab=summary

Looking through the drawings it looks like they intend to double the size in 6 years also noted they intend to use

https://csestorage.com/solbank/

Batteries @ 2.75mw with 2 hour duration

This is a good read from yesterday with Engage at the forefront and involved with

ASU

Optima Ed

And Inspired Education in the slides

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7308634094907662337

A bit more on Titanic 2

https://mixed-news.com/en/titanic-vr-meta-quest-3/

Thanks Muck165

Looks like release date is 14th April

https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/titanic-vr/9391298297622125/

@kamakirad

https://www.energylivenews.com/2025/03/17/gb-energy-board-start-work/

This line stood out

“ I would like to thank the Cabinet Secretary for her support and time in helping unlock investment ”

Thought that might happen

research-tree dot com

two new docs available pask (both similar)just put sae in here you might need to sign up but it is free.

https://*********************/companies/uk/utilities/simec-atlantis-energy-ltd-/sae/lon

New brokers report out today

In summary

Conclusion. SAE is a UK renewables company pursing BESS and tidal energy projects. The company holds the site of the former Uskmouth power station in Wales, where an initial 460MWH (230MW) BESS project is already underway, and this could be subsequently upgraded to 350MW. SAE has capacity for 926MW of new BESS projects across its Uskmouth site and its Mey site in Scotland, supported by agreed grid connections. While the initial Uskmouth BESS project has been fully sold to third parties (for £19.9m cash), the company intends to retain an equity stake in new projects going forward, with partial project sales to help fund SAE’s equity CAPEX requirements. This could result in development and ownership of a significant operational BESS portfolio for the company over the coming years. Complementing its BESS activities, SAE holds the innovative 6MW MeyGen tidal stream project in Scotland, which has existing CFD support for an additional 59MW, offering upside potential for the company. SAE has a significant net debt position, but the majority of this is within the MeyGen tidal subsidiary, limiting its importance for the plc. Going forward, we look for progression of the BESS projects, including the Uskmouth 230MW project coming online in 2025, and SAE bringing forward the first of its own BESS projects, likely to be the 120MW AW1. On a risked basis we value the BESS portfolio at 5.7p, with the potential for tidal to add another 1.3p, and we have a positive outlook for the shares.

Not so sure the budget will be cut hopefully not.

“ The Treasury has said it is “fully committed” to the £8.3 billion budget for one of Ed Miliband’s flagship green energy initiatives, GB Energy, after reports the firm was facing cuts. Government sources supportive of the new publicly owned company, which has its headquarters in Aberdeen, warned that potential cuts would cost votes in the Scottish elections next year. Labour committed the money to GB Energy over this parliament to “deliver clean power by co-investing in leading technologies”, after focus groups showed the promise of a state-owned energy firm played well with voters.”

https://electricityinfo.org/category/news/2025/

Bit of an update below answering questions raised in 1st round looks like results of consultation due 20th March .

https://wam.highland.gov.uk/wam/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=SFBTACIH0FM00

Just released

https://about.fb.com/news/2025/02/new-meta-education-offering-generally-available/amp/

Manage xr

https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20250226la27622/managexr-partners-with-meta-to-scale-virtual-reality-deployments

Manage xr Engage xr and Optima Ed

https://www.managexr.com/customer-stories/optimaed/

Sure most of you know this about 4 years ago SAE did look into running a power source to the area of the Data centres in Newport they got as far as a scoping report that decided no EIA was required.

https://documents.newport.gov.uk/PublicAccess_Live/Document/ViewDocument?id=3092F659967746CAA41BBD561A636F40

A few good diagrams showing the proposed route

Incidentally a hyper data centre requires up to 100mw.

Found this quite interesting

“ And it was these which proved the only sticking point during the planning committee meeting, over concerns about pollution levels that dozens of diesel engines could create in the event of a power cut.”

https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/24428395.tech-giant-microsoft-create-120-jobs-newport/

It is to be completed mid 2026 and located near Uskmouth @ Dyffryn Lane,Newport

Evening winnings I believe the generation statement comes from this in the RNS

Jessica Morden MP for Newport East, commented:

"The growth of Newport's economy as a key player in the industries of the future will depend on access to power, and, when fully realised, SAE's Uskmouth site will play a key part in that, storing and generating clean, renewable energy that could be fed directly into the grid to power data centres and the city's semiconductor cluster.

All the LTH,s are quite aware of BESS and it’s uses I hope that clears it up .

Evening Mr T

Agree selling the 1st project to Electric land does seem like the catalyst.

Also worth mentioning Electric land also have interests in Data centres 🤔

https://electricland.com/

Quite a mouth watering statement

“ SAE is already in discussions about facilitating the development of data centres powered by reliable and sustainable energy generation, putting USEP at the forefront of technological development in the UK. While these discussions are at an early stage, there is great interest in investing in and around our site meaning the opportunity is vast. A fully realised USEP could create hundreds of jobs in construction for over a decade and unlock thousands of wider jobs in power generation and associated industries.”

@ Retro

A bit more research for you Erika Donald’s stood down as CEO of Optima

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/optima-names-education-innovator-adam-mangana-as-ceo-302335434.html

It is understandable as she is now Florida school choice advocate Erika Donalds but still involved with Optima she will join the America First Policy Institute as Chair of the Center for Education Opportunity and the AFPI-Florida State Chapter.

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/713965-erika-donalds-to-lead-afpis-education-opportunity-center-and-its-florida-chapter/

A copy of your link to Erika with Donald Trump

https://x.com/ErikaDonalds/status/1885443863625548189?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet&mx=2Florida school choice